For Introductory and Intermediate courses in AutoCAD.
Ideal both for students new to AutoCAD and for more experienced users who wish to add a new dimension, AutoCAD for Success covers the use of AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD2000i from the basics to the advanced topics―using an innovative combination of theory and practical applications in a hands-on, lab- and exercise-intensive tutorial. Broad in scope and rich in insight, it prepares students to be solid, skilled CAD operators with knowledge of the fundamentals, as well as efficient problem solvers, competent hardware troubleshooters, and confident software advisors―better equipped to ask the questions that will lead to the necessary answers for both their employers and themselves.
AutoCAD for Success Using AutoCAD® 2000 and AutoCAD® 2000i includes a powerful blend of theoretical information and the practical applications that bring that theory to fife. Each-chapter contains an introduction to the idea, a clear explanation of the material behind it, and a step-by-step lab approach to reinforce the concepts, covering such areas as basic and advanced 2D drawing, creating in 3 dimensions, solid modeling; customizing; and programming.
The text contains a number of features that quickly guide the beginner, to greater and greater proficiency. These include:
- A clear introduction and summary in each chapter
- Labs at the end of every chapter for hands-on reinforcement
- Separate chapters filled with architectural, mechanical, and electrical/electronic projects
- An appendix section with extra information on AutoCAD, tables and drawings; and many, other useful features
- "Shared for Success" boxes throughout the text that provide further insight into the use of the software and its application
- Over 800 drawings and screen captures tri make the subjects both clear and vivid
"In this age of constant reeducation and an ever-expanding fact base, those who possess both information and the skills required to accumulate new information will lead, the world, or at least their little part of it."
Ethier and Ethier